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The Clark State Foundation will begin offering a new scholarship opportunity to students majoring in manufacturing technologies thanks to Greg and Alicia Hupp of Springfield. The Greg and Alicia Sweet Hupp Scholarship will benefit two Clark State students annually. Alicia Sweet Hupp, president and CEO of the Sweet Manufacturing Company, said the couple set up…

Wittenberg’s Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Civic & Urban Engagement, established in 2008, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, at the same time the university’s longstanding Community Service Program turns 30. A ceremony for both anniversaries took place during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2018 in October to reflect on student successes, thank those who…

Clark State Community College Board of Trustees member Andy Bell has been reappointed to the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Finance and Audit Committee for 2019. “Andy Bell has served Clark State’s students, faculty and staff with distinction as a Board member,” said Dr. Jo Alice Blondin, president of Clark State. “Now, on a…

Ohio Governor John R. Kasich reappointed three members of the Clark State Community College Board of Trustees on Tuesday, November 27. Mike McDorman and Peggy Noonan of Springfield and Kyle Hall of Urbana will continue their dedicated service to Clark State through November 30, 2024. “Each of these Board members possesses an unwavering commitment to…

Wittenberg University recently joined several other Ohio colleges and universities in partnering with the Montgomery County Ohio College Promise program. The program, created in 2010, seeks to identify, select, and support 500 Montgomery County, poverty-impacted, eighth-grade students, over a 10-year period, who have shown academic promise so that the dream of attending and graduating from…

Despite having to manage a rare health condition that has involved numerous surgeries and hospitalizations, Noah Perry, Wittenberg University class of 2020, is making an impact on campus as an active member of multiple student organizations and the department of theatre and dance. Perry has Eagle-Barrett syndrome, also known as prune belly syndrome, a rare…

In an effort to give children a taste of what college life is like, the community service program at Wittenberg University’s Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Civic and Urban Engagement hosted Mini-Witt from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 10. Mini-Witt invites children in grades K-6 to spend time with Wittenberg students and participate…

For the first time in chapter history, Wittenberg’s Lambda Iota chapter of the National Collegiate Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi) was presented with the Ignacio and Sophie Galbis Award. The annual award is given to the most outstanding chapter nationwide for its activities during the academic year. The award is named in memory of…

Clark State Community College has received official approval from the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) for a second applied baccalaureate degree. The four-year degree in Web Design and Development is anticipated to be available to students beginning in 2020 pending final approval by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). “We are grateful to the ODHE…

Jennifer Ryan, class of 2019, might just be one of the busiest seniors on Wittenberg’s campus. The English major from Upper Burrell, Pennsylvania, has certainly squeezed everything she can into her four years of college, from being involved in a wide array of activities to working three on-campus jobs, including statistician in the Athletics Department,…

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